deliberate

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Done on purpose; intentional.

   a deliberate attempt to cover up his crime

2. 2
   adj

   Formed with deliberation; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.

   a deliberate opinion; a deliberate measure or result

3. 3
   adj

   Of a person, weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; slow in determining.

   The jury took eight hours to come to its deliberate verdict.

4. 4
   adj

   Not hasty or sudden; slow.

   His enunciation was so deliberate.

5. 5
   verb

   To consider carefully; to weigh well in the mind.

   It is now time for the jury to deliberate the guilt of the defendant.

6. 6
   adj

   unhurried and with care and dignity

7. 7
   adj

   carefully thought out in advance

8. 8
   verb

   discuss the pros and cons of an issue

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English deliberat(e), borrowed from Latin dēlīberātus, perfect passive participle of dēlīberō (“to consider, weigh well”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē- + *līberō / lībrō (“to weigh”)), from *libera / libra (“a balance”); see librate. Doublet of deliber.